Antifungal assay

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides high throughput screening systems for identifying antifungal compounds. The method can be performed in plurality simultaneously with fluorescence or absorbance readouts.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to methods for the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of bimC and use of such methods for the identification of therapeutic agents and agricultural compounds.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There is a compelling need to prevent and treat opportunistic fungal infections that result in a variety of manifestations, many of which are fatal if untreated. Indeed, the 1980s witnessed an epidemic rise in Caiidida infections. A steep rise in the incidence of Aspergillus infections has occurTed during the 1990's. Similar rises in zygomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis and fusaria infection have also been noted. The reasons for the rise in fungal infections are several, but a key factor is the growing population of immuno-compromised individuals. This group includes patients with HIV disease (AIDS), older patients, patients who have undergone invasive surgery, transplant patients and burn victims.

Accordingly, the need for novel antifungal drugs is clear. At present there are two accepted therapies, namely, amphotericin B and the azole family of compounds. Both are effective for certain fungal infections but each have drawbacks-amphotericin B is nephrotoxic and there are increasing numbers of azole resistant strains. These drugs act by either directly or indirectly disrupting the fungal cell wall (or its underlying membrane), which has been the target of choice for antifungal agents.

As the population of immunosuppressed individuals increases, so do the numbers and types of fungal infections noted in these patients. Although candidiasis remains the most common fungal infection in immunosuppressed patients, aspergillosis, zygomycosis, and other filamentous fungal infections are a major problem for an increasing number of patients. The endemic mycoses, especially histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis, also constitute a risk for patients. Those at particular risk for such infections are those with AIDS, those having undergone bone martow or organ transplants, those receiving chemotherapy and others who have had debilitating illness, severe injury, prolonged hospitalization, or long- term treatment with antibacterial drugs.

According to the CDC's National Nosocomial Surveillance System, the rate of hospital-related fungal infections nearly doubled between 1980 and 1990. In 1997, an estimated 240,000 individuals showed clinical symptoms of endemic mycoses. With the current approaches to treatment (primarily amphotericin B and the azoles) the mortality rate in patients with systemic fungal infections ranges from 30-100%, depending on the infection.

The severity of the fungal infections increases as the immune system becomes more dysfunctional. Fungi are among the most ubiquitous pathogens seen in patients with AIDS; virtually all major fungal pathogens cause disease in HIV-positive patients. The majority of untreated HIV-positive patients experience at least one episode of fungal infection and many fungal infections are AIDS-defining illnesses in AIDS patients.

Many emerging fungal pathogens are resistant to the currently available antifungal agents and, thus, pose a special risk for immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, as existing therapies are limited in the range of fungal pathogens against which they show efficacy, and as identification of the fungal pathogen infecting an individual is slow relative to the urgent need to control the infection, there is a critical need to develop broad-spectrum antifungal therapeutics.

Clinically relevant mycotic diseases include candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, endemic mycoses and infections caused by a host of new, emerging fungal pathogens. The standard of care for the more common mycoses employs amphotericin B and the triazole family of therapeutics. These treatments are far from ideal; substantial side effects are seen with amphotericin B. For the azoles problematic issues include increasingly resistant strains and limited bioavailability. Finally, for some of the endemic mycoses as well as new emerging fungal pathogens, no appropriate therapeutics are available. The best prospect for combating existing and emerging threats is through the development of broad-spectrum antifungals.

Given the increased numbers of patients manifesting mycotic diseases, combined with the lack of effective antifungals and the increase in azole resistant isolates, there is a compelling need for novel antifungals. The present invention provides a novel method to identify such antifungals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides methods to identify candidate agents that bind to a target protein or act as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a target protein. In one embodiment, the method is performed in plurality simultaneously. For example, the method can be performed at the same time on multiple assay mixtures in a multi-well screening plate. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, fluorescence or absorbance readouts are utilized to determine activity. Thus, in one aspect, the invention provides a high throughput screening system for detecting modulators of bimC enzyme activity.

Preferably, the target protein either directly or indirectly produces ADP or phosphate. More preferably, the target protein comprises bimC or a fragment thereof.

The method further comprises adding a candidate agent to a mixture comprising the target protein under conditions that normally allow the production of ADP or phosphate. The method further comprises subjecting the mixture to an enzymatic reaction that uses said ADP or phosphate as a substrate under conditions that normally allow the ADP or phosphate to be utilized and determining the level of activity of the enzymatic reaction as a measure of the concentration of ADP or phosphate. The phrase “use ADP or phosphate” means that the ADP or phosphate are directly acted upon by detection reagents. In one case, the ADP, for example, can be hydrolyzed or can be phosphorylated. As another example, the phosphate can be added to another compound. As used herein, in each of these cases, ADP or phosphate is acting as a substrate. A change in the level between the presence and absence of the candidate agent indicates a modulator of the target protein.

Also provided are modulators of the bimC subfamily of kinesins including antifungal agents. The agents and compositions provided herein can be used in variety of applications which include the formulation of sprays, powders, and other compositions in the formulation of antifungal preparations which can be used to prevent the growth of fungi. Also provided herein are methods of preventing and treating fungal infections.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A and 1B show the nucleic acid sequence of an embodiment of bimC (SEQ ID NO: 1).

FIG. 2 shows the amino acid sequence of an embodiment of bimC (SEQ ID NO:2).

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the nucleic acid sequence of a bimC homolog, cin8 (SEQ ID NO:3).

FIG. 4 shows the amino acid sequence of cin8 (SEQ ID NO:4).

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the nucleic acid sequence of a bimC homolog, cut7 (SEQ ID NO:5).

FIG. 6 shows the amino acid sequence of cut7 (SEQ ID NO:6).

FIGS. 7A and 7B show the nucleic acid sequence of a bimC homolog, KLP61 (SEQ ID NO:7).

FIG. 8 shows the amino acid sequence of KLP61 (SEQ ID NO:8).

FIG. 9 shows the nucleic acid sequence of a bimC homolog, Eg5 (SEQ ID NO:9).

FIG. 10 shows the amino acid sequence of Eg5 (SEQ ID NO:10).

FIG. 11 illustrates the proposed roles for bimC family members during mitosis. The top panel (normal spindle) shows a normal bipolar mitotic spindle at metaphase. The bottom panel (mutant spindle) shows the abnormal morphology of spindles at a comparable mitotic stage in organisms caitying mutations in bimC family motor proteins. BimC family mutants are characterized by the formation of monastral microtubule arrays containing duplicated spindle poles that fail to separate.

FIG. 12 depicts the cloning and expression of A. nidulans bimC motor domain. In Panel A, an overview of the expression construct is shown. The fragment containing the bimC motor domain is indicated by a filled semi-circle. In B, a Coomassie stained gel of the purification of bimC motor domain is shown.

FIG. 13, panel A shows cultures of four (S. cerevisae, S. pombe, C. albicans, and A. nidulans) after 2 day incubation in 25 μl volumes at 25° C. In general, fungi are grown by seeding 100-500 μl of each strain into 25 μl of media and incubated at 25 C for 2-3 days. Compound effects can be monitored microscopically, by Optical density and/or by treatment with the fluorescent viability stain FUN-1 which changes its fluorescence emission based on the metabolic state of the cell. Viability is ascertained by using a 384 pin replicator to transfer approx. 1 μl of cell suspension onto the appropriate solid media and determining the number of colony forming units. Panel B shows the viability of S. cerevisiae cultures after treatment with dilutions of several compounds from a representative biochemical screen.

FIG. 14 shows the results of the testing of representative candidate agents against S. cerevisiae, A. nidulaiis and mammalian cells. In this experiment fungal cells were incubated with 2-50 [μM of each compound and assayed for growth over time at 25° C. The phenotypes shown were obtained after 4 days incubation at 25° C. In these graphs the dotted line represents cell count at various dilutions serving as a measure of cellular viability.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

1. Definitions

An “agricultural compound” as used herein refers to a chemical compound that has utility in agriculture and functions to foster food or fiber crop protection or yield improvement. For example, one such compound may serve as a fungicide to control the spreading of plant diseases.

“Cytoskeletal component” denotes any molecule that is found in association with the cellular cytoskeleton, that plays a role in maintaining or regulating the structural integrity of the cytoskeleton, or that mediates or regulates motile/mechanical events mediated by the cytoskeleton. The term includes cytoskeletal polymers (e.g., actin filaments, microtubules, myosin fragments, intermediate filaments), molecular motors, and cytoskeleton associated regulatory proteins (e.g., tropomyosin, alpha-actinin). It is understood that the definitions which apply to the cytoskeletal system apply to embodiments which are drawn to specific components of the cytoskeletal system.

“Cytoskeletal function” refers to biological roles of the cytoskeleton: to provide structural organization (e.g., microvilli, mitotic spindle) and to mediate motile/mechanical events of the cell (e.g., muscle contraction, mitotic contractile ring, pseudopodal movement, active cell surface deformations, vesicle formation and translocation, mitosis (DNA division), cytokinesis (cell division), intracellular (vesicle) transport, cell polarity and organization, cell motility, muscle contractility.

The terms “isolated”, “purified”, or “biologically pure” refer to material which is substantially or essentially free from components which normally accompany it as found in its native state.

“Molecular motor” refers to a cytoskeletal molecule that utilizes chemical energy to produce mechanical force, and drives the motile, mechanical, or structural/organizational properties of the cytoskeleton.

By “ATPase” herein is meant an enzyme that hydrolyzes ATP. ATPases include proteins comprising molecular motors such as kinesins, dyneins, and myosins.

The terms “polypeptide”, “peptide” and “protein” are used interchangeably herein to refer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The terms apply to amino acid polymers in which one or more amino acid residues is an artificial chemical analogue of a corresponding naturally occurring amino acid, as well as to naturally occurring amino acid polymers.

“Candidate agent” (used interchangeably herein with “test composition” and “test compound” and “test agent”) refers to a molecule or composition whose effect on the interaction between two or more cytoskeletal components it is desired to assay. The “test composition” can be any molecule or mixture of molecules, optionally in a suitable carrier.

A “therapeutic” as used herein refers to a compound which is believed to be capable of modulating the cytoskeletal system iii vivo which can have application in both human and animal disease. Modulation of the cytoskeletal system would be desirable in a number of conditions including, but not limited to: fungal diseases such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, and topical fungal diseases.

II. The Target Protein

A. Overview

The cytoskeleton in mammalian cells is an excellent target for anti-cancer compounds as demonstrated by the effectiveness of taxol and other microtubule poisons. The components of the fungal cytoskeleton, specifically its microtubules and associated proteins, are distinct from their mammalian counterparts. These differences at the primary sequence level and at the structural level may provide the requisite specificity to target the fungal cytoskeleton while leaving the mammalian cytoskeleton unaffected. As an example, the small molecule inhibitor, benomyl, is a potent inhibitor of fungal tubulin, but has no effect on mammalian tubulin. Though benomyl has the specificity required for an effective antifungal, its human toxicity (which is unrelated to its action on microtubules) precludes its use on patients.

B. BimC

Aspergillus inidulans bimC is a kinesin related protein (KRP) whose gene product encodes an essential mitotic KRP. BimC is the founding member of the bimC subfamily of mitotic kinesins (Morris NR, Enos AP. (1992) Trends Genet 8:1 32-7). Mutants in bimC are blocked in mitosis and arrest with duplicated but unseparated spindle poles. (Enos AP, Morris NR. (1990) Cell 60:6 1019-27). Following the discovery that bimC encodes a KRP, several bimC family members have been identified in diverse organisms ranging from yeast to humans. See. FIG. 1. As described below (Table 1), bimC is unique among fungal kinesins in being essential for viability in all fungi in which it has been tested. Although bimC homologs have been found in diverse organisms, the fungal members of this kinesin subgroup form a “fungal-specific cluster”.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, a fragment of the bimC protein comprising its hydrolytically active “motor” domain is used. This motor domain has been cloned and expressed in bacteria such that large quantities of biochemically active, substantially pure protein are available (FIG. 12). The expressed protein can be purified by standard chromatographic procedures to yield a purified, biochemically active protein.

TABLE 1 Representative bimC homologs Species/protein kDa Localization Comments A. nidulans 132 Pole Essential for SPB separation in bimC separation mitosis, mutants arrest with monopolar spindles D. melano- 121/130 ND Essential for centrosome gaster Klp61F separation in mitosis, mutants > monopolar spindle, homo- tetramer H. sapiens KSP 121 ND Essential for centrosome (HsEg5) separation in mitosis, depletion leads to arrest with monopolar spindle S. cerevisiae 118 Spindle Required for separation of Cin8 spindle poles, formation & maintenance of bipolar spindle S. cerevisiae 126 Spindle, Redundant with Cin8 Kip1 poles S. pombe Cut7 121 Spindle, Required for SPB separation, poles spinde formation X. laevis Eg5 119 Spindle Required for spindle formation MTs in vitro

C. Cut7

In S. pombe, two loci were identified which, when mutated, block spindle formation. (Hagan I, Yanagida M. (1990) Nature 11(347):6293 563-6) The predicted product of one of these genes, cut7+, contains an amino-terminal domain similar to the kinesin heavy chain motor domain. See FIGS. 5 and 6. The cut7+ gene most closely resembles the Aspergillus nidulails spindle motor gene bimC. Kinesin-related cut7 protein associates with mitotic and meiotic spindles (Hagan and Yanagida, 1992) and mutations in cut7+ affect spindle integrity. (Hagan I, Yanagida M. (1992) Nature 5 356:6364 74-6). In both wild type Aspergillus nidulans and Schizosaccharomyces pombe the intranuclear spindle is bipolar, with microtubules that emanate from spindle pole bodies at either pole interdigitating in a central overlap zone. In bimC and cut7 mutants, microtubule interdigitation does not appear to take place; instead, two unconnected half spindles form and chromosome separation fails.

D. CIN8 and KIP1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

CIN8 and KIP1 encode polypeptides related to the heavy chain of the microtubule-based force-generating enzyme kinesin, specifically to those within the bimC subfamily (Hoyt, M. A., He, L, Loo, K K, Saunders W S. (1992) J Cell Biol 118:109-120; Roof, D. M., Meluh, PB, Rose MD. (1992) J Cell Biol 118:95-108; and Saunders, W. S. and M. A. Hoyt. (1992) Cell 70:451-458). Cin8p was found to be required for pole separation during mitotic spindle assembly at 37° C. in temperature sensitive mutants, although overproduced Kiplp could suppress the cin8 mutant phenotype. See FIGS. 3 and 4. At lower temperatures, the activity of at least one of these proteins was required for cell viability, indicating that they perform an essential but redundant function. Cin8p was observed to be a component of the mitotic spindle, colocalizing with the microtubules that lie between the poles. Accordingly, Cin8p and Kip1p perform an essential role in the separation of spindle poles during spindle assembly and a major role in spindle elongation.

E. Other Homologs

Outside the fungal realm, bimC homologs have been described in Drosophila melanogaster (KLP61F/KRP130) (see FIGS. 7 and 8), Xenopus laevis (Eg5), Homo sapiens (hsEg5/KSP) (see FIGS. 9 and 10) and other organisms (Table 1). In each case, these homologs are required for the formation and maintenance of a normal, bipolar mitotic spindle. It should be noted, however, that these non-fungal homologs are phytogenetically divergent from their fungal counterparts.

F. The Target Protein

In one aspect, the assays or methods provided include the use of bimC. The context in which the bimC is used will indicate whether the sequence is an amino acid sequence, nucleic acid sequence or other. In preferred embodiments, the bimC is isolated from fungi. In one embodiment, bimC as used herein includes bimC homologs. In a preferred embodiment, the bimC homologs are isolated from fungi or yeast. Preferably, the bimC homologs have a sequence or other structural feature that distinguishes the homologs from mammalian homologs.

III. High Throughput Screening

The present invention provides methods to identify candidate agents that bind to a target protein or act as a modulator of the binding characteristics or biological activity of a target protein. In one embodiment, the method is performed in plurality simultaneously. For example, the method can be performed at the same time on multiple assay mixtures in a multi-well screening plate. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, fluorescence or absorbance readouts are utilized to determine activity. Thus, in one aspect, the invention provides a high throughput screening system.

More specifically, the present invention includes methods of screening for compounds effective to modulate molecular motor activity. This assay detects modulators of aspects of kinesin motor function ranging from interaction with microtubules to hydrolysis of ATP. Various molecular motor activities are known in the art and include, but are not limited to, the ability to affect ATP hydrolysis, microtubule binding, gliding, and polymerization/depolymerization (effects on microtubule dynamics), binding to other proteins of the spindle, binding to proteins involved in cell-cycle control, or serving as a substrate to other enzymes, such as kinases or proteases, and specific kinesin cellular activities, such as spindle separation.

In a preferred embodiment, this invention provides an effective method for evaluating the activity of bimC or a fragment thereof in a biochemical assay by monitoring its ability to hydrolyze ATP (ATPase activity). Compounds which modulate the activity of bimC can be found by monitoring the production of either ADP or phosphate by a variety of methods.

In a preferred embodiment, activity is measured by the methods disclosed in Ser. No. 09/314,464, filed May 18, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. These methods are preferably used in multiwell plate formats and are ideally suited for high throughput screening systems to identify lead compounds for medical therapeutic or agricultural uses. More specifically, this assay detects modulators of any aspect of a kinesin motor function ranging from interaction with microtubules to hydrolysis of ATP. The presence of ADP or inorganic phosphate release is used as the readout for protein activity.

The ADP or phosphate level can be monitored using enzyme systems to result in changes in the absorbance or fluorescence of the assay mixture relative to a control mixture to determine if the test compound or mixture of test compounds has an effect on the protein function. This may be done with a single measurement but is preferably done with multiple measurements of the same sample at different times to effect a kinetic profile. In the case of multiple measurements, the absolute rate of the protein activity can be determined, and such measurements have higher specificity particularly in the presence of test compounds that have similar absorbance or fluorescence properties to that of the enzymatic readout. ATP hydrolysis can be measured in a number of spectrophotometric methods.

Methods for ADP determination commonly use the enzyme system pyruvate kinase and lactate dehydrogenase to couple ADP production to the oxidation of NADH. NADH concentration can be monitored by either absorbance (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1992 89:4884-4887) or fluorescence (Biochem J 1990 266:611-4). Several variations on this method have been reported (U.S. Pat. No. 4,923,796). See also Nature 1956 178:632; Mol Pharmacol 1970 Jan;6(1):31-40. One method for monitoring phosphate production is to use purine nucleoside phosphorylase to couple the phosphate production to the cleavage of a purine analog which results in either a change in absorbance (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1992 June 1;89(11):4884-7) or fluorescence (Biochem J 1990 March 1;266(2):611-4).

With either method, the rate of ATP hydrolysis by the molecular motor of interest can be measured. Test compounds can be assayed in a highly parallel fashion by using multiwell plates by placing the compounds either individually in wells or testing them in mixtures. Assay components including the molecular motors, protein filaments, coupling enzymes and substrates, and ATP can then be added to the wells and the absorbance or fluorescence of each well of the plate can be measured with a plate reader. A compound which modulates the function of the molecular motor is identified by an increase or decrease in the rate of ATP hydrolysis compared to a control assay in the absence of that compound.

For proteins which use ATP, in addition to methods which measure phosphate or ADP, the remaining ATP can be measured using the luciferin-luciferase system (Anal Biochem. 1971 40:1-17). One specific example of using this method to find inhibitors of a particular ATPase has been patented (U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,795).

The effect of the test compound on the extent of binding between a test compound and bimC is identified as effective if its effect on the extent of binding, rate of ATP hydrolysis, or the like is above a threshold level (e.g., a several-fold difference in binding level between control and experimental samples).

For testing the effects of any inhibitors identified in the above biochemical screens, conditions have been defined that allow the assaying of growth defects on a panel of fungal reference strains in a 384 well format. These experiments can be canied out by seeding small numbers of yeast (100-500 cells/well) in a 25 μl volume/well (FIG. 13). Growth is measured microscopically over time as well as by optical density and viability staining. To determine if the inhibitors are fungicidal or fungistatic, dilutions of treated cells can be prepared in 384 well plates and then transferred to solid media using a 384-pin replicator (FIG. 13).

IV. Compounds Suitable for Screening

Candidate agents encompass numerous chemical classes, though typically they are organic molecules, preferably small organic molecules having a molecular weight of more than 100 and less than about 2,500 daltons. Candidate agents are obtained from a wide variety of sources including libraries of synthetic or natural compounds. They include peptides, macromolecules, small molecules, chemical and/or biological mixtures, and fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts. Such compounds, or molecules, may be either biological, synthetic organic, or even inorganic compounds, and may be obtained from several sources, including pharmaceutical companies and specialty suppliers of libraries (e.g., combinatorial libraries) of compounds.

Methods of the present invention are well suited for screening libraries of compounds in multiwell plates (e.g., 96-, 384-, or higher density well plates), with a different test compound in each well. In particular, the methods may be employed with combinatorial libraries. A variety of combinatorial libraries of random-sequence oligonucleotides, polypeptides, or synthetic oligomers have been proposed. A number of small-molecule libraries have also been developed.

Combinatorial libraries may be formed by a variety of solution-phase or solid-phase methods in which mixtures of different subunits are added stepwise to growing oligomers or parent compounds, until a desired compound is synthesized. A library of increasing complexity can be formed in this manner, for example, by pooling multiple choices of reagents with each additional subunit step.

The identity of library compounds with desired effects on the target protein can be determined by conventional means, such as iterative synthesis methods in which sublibraries containing known residues in one subunit position only are identified as containing active compounds.

Compounds having the following characteristics have been identified using the methods of the invention: IC₅₀ values between 15 and 50 μM; low mammalian cellular toxicity (GI₅₀>100 μM); and modest fungicidal activity (3-50 μM) against Aspergillus nidulans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (See FIG. 14).

V. Applications

In a preferred embodiment, the candidate agents modulate bimC. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the candidate agent can be used, for example, to inhibit the growth or spread of fungi, mold, fruit flies, etc. Fungi as used herein includes yeasts, mildews, and rusts. Preferred candidate agents are identified which cause cell death selectively on fungi or insects.

Generally, the compositions and methods provided herein are directed at preventing and treating infections caused by Chytridiomycetes, Hyphochrytridiomycetes, Plasmodiophoromycetes, Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, and Basidiomycetes. Fungal infections which can be inhibited or treated with compositions provided herein include but are not limited to: Candidiasis including but not limited to onchomycosis, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, oral candidiasis, epiglottistis, esophagitis, gastrointestinal infections, genitourinary infections, for example, caused by any Candida species, including but not limited to Caiidida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida (Torlllopsis) glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, Candida lusitaneae, Candida rugosa and Candida pseudotropicalis; Aspergillosis including but not limited to granulocytopenia caused for example, by, Aspergillus spp. including but not limited to A. fumigatus, Aspergillusflavus, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus terreuis; Zygomycosis, including but not limited to pulmonary, sinus and rhinocerebral infections caused by, for example, zygomycetes such as Mucor. Rhizopus spp., Absidia, Rhizomucor, Cuiningamella, Saksenaea, Basidobolus and Conidobolus; Cryptococcosis, including but not limited to infections of the central nervous system—meningitis and infections of the respiratory tract caused by, for example, Cryptococcus neoformans; Trichosporonosis caused by, for example, Trichosporon beigelii; Pseudallescheriasis caused by, for example, Pseudallescheria boydii; Fusarium infection caused by, for example, Fusariurm such as Fusarium solani, Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum; and other infections such as those caused by, for example, Penicillium spp. (generalized subcutaneous abscesses), Drechslera, Bipolaris, Exserohilum spp., Paecilomyces lilacinum, Exophila jeanselmei (cutaneous nodules), Malassezia furfur (folliculitis), Alternaria (cutaneous nodular lesions), Aureobasidium pullulans (splenic and disseminated infection), Rhodotorula spp. (disseminated infection), Chaetomium spp. (empyema), Torulopsis candida (fungemia), Curvularia spp. (nasopharnygeal infection), Cunninghamella spp. (pneumonia), H. Capsulatum, B. dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Sporothrix schenckii and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Geotrichum candidum (disseminated infection).

Treating “fungal infections” as used herein refers to the treatment of conditions resulting from fungal infections. Therefore, one may treat, for example, pneumonia, nasopharnygeal infections, disseminated infections and other conditions listed above and known in the art by using the compositions provided herein. In preferred embodiments, treatments and sanitization of areas with the compositions provided herein are provided to immunocompromised patients or areas where there are such patients. Wherein it is desired to identify the particular fungi resulting in the infection, techniques known in the art may be used, see, for example, Musial et al., Clin. Microbiol. Rev., American Society for Microbiology, 349-64 (1998), incorporated herein by reference.

One of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the methods described herein also can be used for diagnostic applications. A diagnostic as used herein is a compound or method that assists in the identification and characterization of a health or disease state in humans or other animals. As described above, bimC is a useful diagnostic tool in vitro for identifying fungal infections.

The present invention also provides for kits for screening for modulators of bimC. Such kits can be prepared from readily available materials and reagents. For example, such kits can comprise any one or more of the following materials: biologically active bimC or a fragment or homolog thereof; reaction tubes; and instructions for testing bimC activity. A wide variety of kits and components can be prepared according to the present invention, depending upon the intended user of the kit and the particular needs of that user.

It is understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this application and scope of the appended claims. All publications, patents, and patent applications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

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caacgacgac 1680 acattggccg ctttatgctc cacaaatgat gtcctccaac agaccgacat tgtcttgcag 1740 aacacccgtg cccagcttga agaggaagag atgctgcgat gtgcgcatga agagactgaa 1800 caccagctcc aggatgtcgg caaaggactt atatcaaccc ttggccaaac cgttgaagat 1860 attaatagcc tacaatcaaa gcttgatcgg aaagccgagt tggacgctac caatgcggaa 1920 ttatggagag cttcctcaac ggaggtttca gatgtcacga agcggattga ccagcgggtt 1980 gaggctttcc agacgcggca tgcaaagctt ctcgaaacca cgtctgtcaa agttaacgag 2040 ttcattgcta cagagatttc taacatcgag aggactcggt cagatctctc cgagtataac 2100 cgctcgcttg atgcggcatg taacaatgcg aaggctgaga catctagtgc tcacgaagac 2160 atgaacaatg tgcttgaaga aatcaaagat ctgcgcgagg aagtcaagtc taaagtagga 2220 gagggactta atggcctctc agctgccgca gcccggatat cggaggaggt tattggtgaa 2280 ttcacccaac ttcacagcca actgcacaca tccttcaata accttggaaa agacctgaaa 2340 tcgatctttg agacgatggc cacgcatctt tcagagcaga agaacgaaat aaacaggcta 2400 cgggccgagc tacagagctc gaaccgccag aacatagaaa cgacgcacaa ggcctccgct 2460 catctcgctc aagcgattga agaagaacac gtcgctgcgg aagcggaacg tgagatttta 2520 atgtcacaga tcaaagcgct ggttgaggaa tctcgccaga agcaattcgc ccgcctcagg 2580 gccaagattg acggggtcag gaccgagatt tcagcatcag gggacatgtt agagcaggcc 2640 acaactcagc atgaccgcca gatcgatgag tgggttttca agtctgagca attcgctaag 2700 gatgtcaatg catcgaaaga tgagatcagg acgaagctgc aaaatgattg ggaggcattt 2760 gatcagcgga attcgacaat ccggaaggca acagaatctg tccataagga gacggtacgc 2820 attgttgacg ttcaagtaga cgacatggga cggcaaatgg aagctctgga cgatttcgtg 2880 gcaaaggcac gatctcagaa tggtcgttac cgtgatgcgc atattgcaac cctggataca 2940 atagccaccg gtgttcgcga ctcctactcc tcgattgagg ggcgggttga aaacttgact 3000 ggccggatga accagttcca acaagaagca acccatcatc atgccactct ggaagaatcc 3060 attgctccgc tatcaaacga tgttaggaag ccccttacgg acttgtcttc cagttttcaa 3120 aatcgttctc tggaggagta tgtcgccact ggtgtcaccc cgaagaaacg gaagtacgac 3180 tatatttctg tcttgcctag cacggagtct catgaggtcc tcaagtctcg cctgagaaca 3240 acaaaggaga tggaagtcct tccattcaac agcgacgacc agttgtccgg cccttccagc 3300 tctcccggag gttctccgtc gaaaggcttc gtttacaatg acgtcgagga cgaggtagga 3360 actcatgcac caaccgtgac caacgtcaac ccttccaaca ctggacttag ggaagtcgat 3420 gcaaacgtcg ccgcaagacc gctcgtgtat agcacgggcg agaaatccac ggaccaggat 3480 ggttccccag ttgtcagccc ggatagcgcg acagaagcag aagggatgaa cggaccacca 3540 tccaaaaggc gacgctcaaa ttcagttgtt gctgatacta agttgccaaa caagatgctc 3600 gctaggagga tggctggcat gatggagggg agggaaaacg ttccgcctcc tggtatttcc 3660 aatgggcgcc gactgagggg gcgaccttcg ccctgatata ctcttcactc ggacgagttg 3720 attttctcac cgcgaagtat acttataccc tattgctttt ctcgaggtca tgggtttggc 3780 gttctgggaa caatgagatc tgtatcgggc ttttgataga tcgcatatga tacatcgtct 3840 tcgaaagggt tgggtgcttt tttttttttt tgatcggatt tgttgggcat gtgtttttgg 3900 gtccggtgtg ggcttctctt ctaccaacat gatgtctggc atccttgaga tacctttttt 3960 gtttagtcgg gctacgattt tgacctagat acttttacct atctccgggg aatt 4014 2 1184 PRT A. nidulans 2 Met Ala Gly Pro Gln Arg Ala Thr Tyr Gly Leu Gly Thr Arg Arg Thr 1 5 10 15 Thr Thr Arg Gln Pro Thr Arg Arg Ala Gly Ser Ala Ile Pro Glu Arg 20 25 30 Gln Thr Ser Thr Ala Ser Pro Ala Val Ser Thr Lys Thr Ala Ala Ile 35 40 45 Ser Arg Thr Arg Thr Leu Lys Ser Pro Gly Glu Pro Ala Ser Val Leu 50 55 60 Ala Lys Arg Lys Glu Arg Asp Ile Glu Arg Glu Ile Asn Glu Asp Thr 65 70 75 80 Ser Ile His Val Val Val Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Asn Glu Arg Glu Val 85 90 95 Lys Glu Asn Ser Gly Val Val Leu Gln Thr Glu Gly Val Lys Gly Lys 100 105 110 Thr Val Glu Leu Ser Met Gly Pro Asn Ala Val Ser Asn Lys Thr Tyr 115 120 125 Thr Phe Asp Lys Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ala Asp Gln Ile Thr Val Tyr 130 135 140 Glu Asp Val Val Leu Pro Ile Val Thr Glu Met Leu Ala Gly Tyr Asn 145 150 155 160 Cys Thr Ile Phe Ala Tyr Gly Gln Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr Tyr Thr 165 170 175 Met Ser Gly Asp Met Thr Asp Thr Leu Gly Ile Leu Ser Asp Asn Ala 180 185 190 Gly Ile Ile Pro Arg Val Leu Tyr Ser Leu Phe Ala Lys Leu Ala Asp 195 200 205 Thr Glu Ser Thr Val Lys Cys Ser Phe Ile Glu Leu Tyr Asn Glu Glu 210 215 220 Leu Arg Asp Leu Leu Ser Ala Glu Glu Asn Pro Lys Leu Lys Ile Tyr 225 230 235 240 Asp Asn Glu Gln Lys Lys Gly His Met Ser Thr Leu Val Gln Gly Met 245 250 255 Glu Glu Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ser Ala Thr Ala Gly Ile Lys Leu Leu Gln 260 265 270 Gln Gly Ser His Lys Arg Gln Val Ala Ala Thr Lys Cys Asn Asp Leu 275 280 285 Ser Ser Arg Ser His Thr Val Phe Thr Ile Thr Val Asn Ile Lys Arg 290 295 300 Thr Thr Glu Ser Gly Glu Glu Tyr Val Cys Pro Gly Lys Leu Asn Leu 305 310 315 320 Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Asn Ile Gly Arg Ser Gly Ala Glu Asn 325 330 335 Lys Arg Ala Thr Glu Ala Gly Leu Ile Asn Lys Ser Leu Leu Thr Leu 340 345 350 Gly Arg Val Ile Asn Ala Leu Val Asp Lys Ser Gln His Ile Pro Tyr 355 360 365 Arg Glu Ser Lys Leu Thr Arg Leu Leu Gln Asp Ser Leu Gly Gly Arg 370 375 380 Thr Lys Thr Cys Ile Ile Ala Thr Met Ser Pro Ala Arg Ser Asn Leu 385 390 395 400 Glu Glu Thr Ile Ser Thr Leu Asp Tyr Ala Phe Arg Ala Lys Asn Ile 405 410 415 Arg Asn Lys Pro Gln Ile Asn Ser Thr Met Pro Lys Met Thr Leu Leu 420 425 430 Arg Glu Phe Thr Ala Glu Ile Glu Lys Leu Lys Ala Glu Leu Ile Ala 435 440 445 Thr Arg His Arg Asn Gly Val Tyr Met Ser Val Glu Ser Tyr Glu Glu 450 455 460 Met Lys Met Glu Asn Glu Ser Arg Arg Ile Ile Ser Glu Glu Gln Arg 465 470 475 480 Ala Lys Ile Glu Ser Met Glu Ser Ser Leu Arg His Lys Val Gln Glu 485 490 495 Leu Leu Thr Leu Thr Ser Lys Phe Asn Asp Leu Lys Lys Asp Asn Asp 500 505 510 Asp Thr Leu Ala Ala Leu Cys Ser Thr Asn Asp Val Leu Gln Gln Thr 515 520 525 Asp Ile Val Leu Gln Asn Thr Arg Ala Gln Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu Met 530 535 540 Leu Arg Cys Ala His Glu Glu Thr Glu His Gln Leu Gln Asp Val Gly 545 550 555 560 Lys Gly Leu Ile Ser Thr Leu Gly Gln Thr Val Glu Asp Ile Asn Ser 565 570 575 Leu Gln Ser Lys Leu Asp Arg Lys Ala Glu Leu Asp Ala Thr Asn Ala 580 585 590 Glu Leu Trp Arg Ala Ser Ser Thr Glu Val Ser Asp Val Thr Lys Arg 595 600 605 Ile Asp Gln Arg Val Glu Ala Phe Gln Thr Arg His Ala Lys Leu Leu 610 615 620 Glu Thr Thr Ser Val Lys Val Asn Glu Phe Ile Ala Thr Glu Ile Ser 625 630 635 640 Asn Ile Glu Arg Thr Arg Ser Asp Leu Ser Glu Tyr Asn Arg Ser Leu 645 650 655 Asp Ala Ala Cys Asn Asn Ala Lys Ala Glu Thr Ser Ser Ala His Glu 660 665 670 Asp Met Asn Asn Val Leu Glu Glu Ile Lys Asp Leu Arg Glu Glu Val 675 680 685 Lys Ser Lys Val Gly Glu Gly Leu Asn Gly Leu Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala 690 695 700 Arg Ile Ser Glu Glu Val Ile Gly Glu Phe Thr Gln Leu His Ser Gln 705 710 715 720 Leu His Thr Ser Phe Asn Asn Leu Gly Lys Asp Leu Lys Ser Ile Phe 725 730 735 Glu Thr Met Ala Thr His Leu Ser Glu Gln Lys Asn Glu Ile Asn Arg 740 745 750 Leu Arg Ala Glu Leu Gln Ser Ser Asn Arg Gln Asn Ile Glu Thr Thr 755 760 765 His Lys Ala Ser Ala His Leu Ala Gln Ala Ile Glu Glu Glu His Val 770 775 780 Ala Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg Glu Ile Leu Met Ser Gln Ile Lys Ala Leu 785 790 795 800 Val Glu Glu Ser Arg Gln Lys Gln Phe Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Lys Ile 805 810 815 Asp Gly Val Arg Thr Glu Ile Ser Ala Ser Gly Asp Met Leu Glu Gln 820 825 830 Ala Thr Thr Gln His Asp Arg Gln Ile Asp Glu Trp Val Phe Lys Ser 835 840 845 Glu Gln Phe Ala Lys Asp Val Asn Ala Ser Lys Asp Glu Ile Arg Thr 850 855 860 Lys Leu Gln Asn Asp Trp Glu Ala Phe Asp Gln Arg Asn Ser Thr Ile 865 870 875 880 Arg Lys Ala Thr Glu Ser Val His Lys Glu Thr Val Arg Ile Val Asp 885 890 895 Val Gln Val Asp Asp Met Gly Arg Gln Met Glu Ala Leu Asp Asp Phe 900 905 910 Val Ala Lys Ala Arg Ser Gln Asn Gly Arg Tyr Arg Asp Ala His Ile 915 920 925 Ala Thr Leu Asp Thr Ile Ala Thr Gly Val Arg Asp Ser Tyr Ser Ser 930 935 940 Ile Glu Gly Arg Val Glu Asn Leu Thr Gly Arg Met Asn Gln Phe Gln 945 950 955 960 Gln Glu Ala Thr His His His Ala Thr Leu Glu Glu Ser Ile Ala Pro 965 970 975 Leu Ser Asn Asp Val Arg Lys Pro Leu Thr Asp Leu Ser Ser Ser Phe 980 985 990 Gln Asn Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Tyr Val Ala Thr Gly Val Thr Pro Lys 995 1000 1005 Lys Arg Lys Tyr Asp Tyr Ile Ser Val Leu Pro Ser Thr Glu Ser His 1010 1015 1020 Glu Val Leu Lys Ser Arg Leu Arg Thr Thr Lys Glu Met Glu Val Leu 1025 1030 1035 1040 Pro Phe Asn Ser Asp Asp Gln Leu Ser Gly Pro Ser Ser Ser Pro Gly 1045 1050 1055 Gly Ser Pro Ser Lys Gly Phe Val Tyr Asn Asp Val Glu Asp Glu Val 1060 1065 1070 Gly Thr His Ala Pro Thr Val Thr Asn Val Asn Pro Ser Asn Thr Gly 1075 1080 1085 Leu Arg Glu Val Asp Ala Asn Val Ala Ala Arg Pro Leu Val Tyr Ser 1090 1095 1100 Thr Gly Glu Lys Ser Thr Asp Gln Asp Gly Ser Pro Val Val Ser Pro 1105 1110 1115 1120 Asp Ser Ala Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Met Asn Gly Pro Pro Ser Lys Arg 1125 1130 1135 Arg Arg Ser Asn Ser Val Val Ala Asp Thr Lys Leu Pro Asn Lys Met 1140 1145 1150 Leu Ala Arg Arg Met Ala Gly Met Met Glu Gly Arg Glu Asn Val Pro 1155 1160 1165 Pro Pro Gly Ile Ser Asn Gly Arg Arg Leu Arg Gly Arg Pro Ser Pro 1170 1175 1180 3 3884 DNA Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3 aagcaagaat tgaacatgga tgaattcatt ggatcaaaga ccgatttaat caaagatcaa 60 gtgagagata ttcttgataa attgaatatt atttaattct tcatttagaa aaatttcagc 120 tgcttttttt tttctttttc tttccttagg cgtctcgagg ttacaagtcg gagtccctct 180 tcactatcgt ttgtccactt tttttatatc cccattattt tcaatctgaa tttcattttt 240 tttttttaat tcatgaaatt tatatgtccc acgtattact acatatttgc gtttttaatt 300 aaataaataa ctgttacttt tattatatct tatttgcaga tcacttatct gatcaaatgt 360 tttcgttttc gtgtgtggtg acgatgtatt aggtacgcga aataaacaaa acaaacaaac 420 aaggccgcaa caataacatc atctaaagac ttcctttgtg acccgcttct caacagcggg 480 tgtagaactt atggtatggc cagaaagtaa cgttgagtat agatacagaa gcaagcaatt 540 caaaggaaaa agtaataaaa agtatataaa agcgcaaaaa atacaacaag aaagaatttg 600 tttgatgcca gcggaaaacc aaaatacggg tcaagataga agctccaaca gcatcagtaa 660 aaatggcaac tctcaggttg gatgtcacac tgttcctaat gaggaactga acatcactgt 720 agctgtgcga tgcagaggaa ggaatgaaag ggaaattagt atgaaaagct ccgttgtggt 780 aaatgttcca gatattacag gttctaaaga aatttccatt aacacgacgg gagataccgg 840 tataactgct caaatgaatg ccaagagata cacagtggac aaagtcttcg gtcccggcgc 900 ttcccaggat ctaatttttg atgaagtggc gggcccatta ttccaggatt tcattaaagg 960 ttacaattgc accgtactgg tatatggtat gacgtcaaca ggtaaaacat atacaatgac 1020 gggcgacgaa aagttatata atggtgaatt gagcgatgca gcaggaatta taccgagggt 1080 tcttttgaag ttgtttgaca cattggaact acaacagaac gattacgtag taaaatgttc 1140 gttcattgaa ctctacaacg aagaattgaa ggacctcttg gacagcaata gcaacggctc 1200 tagtaatact ggctttgacg gccaatttat gaaaaaattg aggatttttg cttcaagcac 1260 agcaaataat accactagca acagtgctag tagttccagg agtaattcta ggaacagttc 1320 tccgaggtca ttaaatgatc taacacctaa agctgctcta ttaagaaaaa ggttaaggac 1380 aaaatcactg ccgaatacca tcaagcaaca gtatcaacaa caacaggcag tgaattccag 1440 gaacaactct tcctctaact ctggctctac cactaataat gcttctagta acaccaacac 1500 aaataacggt caaagaagtt cgatggctcc aaatgaccaa actaatggta tatacatcca 1560 gaatttgcaa gaatttcaca taacaaatgc tatggagggg ctaaacctat tacaaaaagg 1620 cttaaagcat aggcaagtag cgtccactaa aatgaacgat ttttccagta gatctcatac 1680 catttttaca atcactttgt ataagaagca tcaggatgaa ctatttagaa tttccaaaat 1740 gaatcttgtg gatttagctg gttcagaaaa catcaacaga tccggagcat taaatcaacg 1800 tgccaaagaa gctggttcaa tcaaccaaag tctattgacg ctgggcaggg tcataaacgc 1860 actcgtagat aaaagcggcc atataccttt ccgtgaatcg aaattgaccc gcctgcttca 1920 agattccctg ggtggtaata cgaaaaccgc actaattgct actatatcgc ctgcaaaggt 1980 aacttctgaa gaaacctgca gtacattaga gtatgcttcg aaggctaaaa acattaagaa 2040 caagccgcaa ctgggttcat ttataatgaa ggatattttg gttaaaaata taactatgga 2100 attagcaaag attaaatccg atttactctc tacaaagtcc aaagaaggaa tatatatgag 2160 ccaagatcac tacaaaaatt tgaacagtga tttagaaagt tataaaaatg aagttcaaga 2220 atgtaaaaga gaaattgaaa gtttgacatc gaaaaatgca ttgctagtaa aagataaatt 2280 gaagtcaaaa gaaactattc aatctcaaaa ttgccaaata gaatcattga aaactaccat 2340 agatcattta agggcacaac tagataaaca gcataaaact gaaattgaaa tatccgattt 2400 taataacaaa ctacagaagt tgactgaggt aatgcaaatg gccctacatg attacaaaaa 2460 aagagaactt gaccttaatc aaaagtttga aatgcatatt actaaagaaa ttaaaaaatt 2520 gaaatctaca ctgtttttac aattaaacac tatgcaacag gaaagtattc ttcaagagac 2580 taatatccaa ccaaatcttg atatgatcaa aaatgaagta ctgactctta tgagaaccat 2640 gcaagaaaaa gctgaactaa tgtacaaaga ctgtgtgaag aaaattttaa acgaatctcc 2700 taaattcttc aatgttgtta ttgagaaaat cgacataata agagtagatt tccaaaaatt 2760 ttataaaaat atagccgaga atctttctga tattagcgaa gaaaataaca acatgaaaca 2820 gtacttaaaa aaccattttt tcaagaataa ccatcaagaa ttactgaatc gtcatgtgga 2880 ttctacttat gaaaatattg agaagagaac aaacgagttt gttgagaact ttaaaaaggt 2940 cctaaatgac caccttgacg aaaataaaaa actaataatg cacaatctga caactgcaac 3000 cagcgcggtt attgatcaag aaatggatct gtttgaaccc aagcgcgtta aatgggaaaa 3060 ttcatttgat ctgataaatg attgtgactc catgaataac gaattctata atagcatggc 3120 agcgacgcta tcgcaaatca agagtactgt tgatacatca tcaaattcga tgaatgagtc 3180 tatttcagtc atgaaaggac aagtggaaga atcggagaac gctatatccc ttttgaagaa 3240 caataccaaa tttaatgatc aatttgagca gcttattaac aagcataaca tgttgaaaga 3300 taacattaaa aattcgataa catcaacaca ctctcatata actaatgtgg atgatatcta 3360 taatacgatt gaaaacataa tgaaaaacta tggtaacaag gaaaacgcta ccaaagacga 3420 aatgatcgag aacatattga aggaaatacc aaatctaagt aagaaaatgc cgttaaggtt 3480 atcaaacata aatagcaatt cagtgcaaag tgtaatatcg cccaaaaagc atgcaattga 3540 agatgaaaac aaatccagtg aaaatgtgga caatgagggc tcgagaaaaa tgttaaagat 3600 tgaatagttg atattgcctt tcagtcgaat atatattcaa actagtggtt aataaaaaca 3660 aagtatgtaa agaatactca gttattcatt agaaggcaag acagaagaga agggtgtgaa 3720 accacctcta ccaaacacac caagagatga acctaaatca aattttcaca gagctaacta 3780 tataaacgtt tggattcgtg tgtactatct ttatttacgg aaataagttg taatattaaa 3840 aaaaaaaaaa aacattttga tggacaatga atttctctaa tttt 3884 4 1038 PRT Saccharomyces cerevisiae 4 Met Val Trp Pro Glu Ser Asn Val Glu Tyr Arg Tyr Arg Ser Lys Gln 1 5 10 15 Phe Lys Gly Lys Ser Asn Lys Lys Tyr Ile Lys Ala Gln Lys Ile Gln 20 25 30 Gln Glu Arg Ile Cys Leu Met Pro Ala Glu Asn Gln Asn Thr Gly Gln 35 40 45 Asp Arg Ser Ser Asn Ser Ile Ser Lys Asn Gly Asn Ser Gln Val Gly 50 55 60 Cys His Thr Val Pro Asn Glu Glu Leu Asn Ile Thr Val Ala Val Arg 65 70 75 80 Cys Arg Gly Arg Asn Glu Arg Glu Ile Ser Met Lys Ser Ser Val Val 85 90 95 Val Asn Val Pro Asp Ile Thr Gly Ser Lys Glu Ile Ser Ile Asn Thr 100 105 110 Thr Gly Asp Thr Gly Ile Thr Ala Gln Met Asn Ala Lys Arg Tyr Thr 115 120 125 Val Asp Lys Val Phe Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Gln Asp Leu Ile Phe Asp 130 135 140 Glu Val Ala Gly Pro Leu Phe Gln Asp Phe Ile Lys Gly Tyr Asn Cys 145 150 155 160 Thr Val Leu Val Tyr Gly Met Thr Ser Thr Gly Lys Thr Tyr Thr Met 165 170 175 Thr Gly Asp Glu Lys Leu Tyr Asn Gly Glu Leu Ser Asp Ala Ala Gly 180 185 190 Ile Ile Pro Arg Val Leu Leu Lys Leu Phe Asp Thr Leu Glu Leu Gln 195 200 205 Gln Asn Asp Tyr Val Val Lys Cys Ser Phe Ile Glu Leu Tyr Asn Glu 210 215 220 Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Leu Asp Ser Asn Ser Asn Gly Ser Ser Asn Thr 225 230 235 240 Gly Phe Asp Gly Gln Phe Met Lys Lys Leu Arg Ile Phe Ala Ser Ser 245 250 255 Thr Ala Asn Asn Thr Thr Ser Asn Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Arg Ser Asn 260 265 270 Ser Arg Asn Ser Ser Pro Arg Ser Leu Asn Asp Leu Thr Pro Lys Ala 275 280 285 Ala Leu Leu Arg Lys Arg Leu Arg Thr Lys Ser Leu Pro Asn Thr Ile 290 295 300 Lys Gln Gln Tyr Gln Gln Gln Gln Ala Val Asn Ser Arg Asn Asn Ser 305 310 315 320 Ser Ser Asn Ser Gly Ser Thr Thr Asn Asn Ala Ser Ser Asn Thr Asn 325 330 335 Thr Asn Asn Gly Gln Arg Ser Ser Met Ala Pro Asn Asp Gln Thr Asn 340 345 350 Gly Ile Tyr Ile Gln Asn Leu Gln Glu Phe His Ile Thr Asn Ala Met 355 360 365 Glu Gly Leu Asn Leu Leu Gln Lys Gly Leu Lys His Arg Gln Val Ala 370 375 380 Ser Thr Lys Met Asn Asp Phe Ser Ser Arg Ser His Thr Ile Phe Thr 385 390 395 400 Ile Thr Leu Tyr Lys Lys His Gln Asp Glu Leu Phe Arg Ile Ser Lys 405 410 415 Met Asn Leu Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Asn Ile Asn Arg Ser Gly 420 425 430 Ala Leu Asn Gln Arg Ala Lys Glu Ala Gly Ser Ile Asn Gln Ser Leu 435 440 445 Leu Thr Leu Gly Arg Val Ile Asn Ala Leu Val Asp Lys Ser Gly His 450 455 460 Ile Pro Phe Arg Glu Ser Lys Leu Thr Arg Leu Leu Gln Asp Ser Leu 465 470 475 480 Gly Gly Asn Thr Lys Thr Ala Leu Ile Ala Thr Ile Ser Pro Ala Lys 485 490 495 Val Thr Ser Glu Glu Thr Cys Ser Thr Leu Glu Tyr Ala Ser Lys Ala 500 505 510 Lys Asn Ile Lys Asn Lys Pro Gln Leu Gly Ser Phe Ile Met Lys Asp 515 520 525 Ile Leu Val Lys Asn Ile Thr Met Glu Leu Ala Lys Ile Lys Ser Asp 530 535 540 Leu Leu Ser Thr Lys Ser Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Met Ser Gln Asp His 545 550 555 560 Tyr Lys Asn Leu Asn Ser Asp Leu Glu Ser Tyr Lys Asn Glu Val Gln 565 570 575 Glu Cys Lys Arg Glu Ile Glu Ser Leu Thr Ser Lys Asn Ala Leu Leu 580 585 590 Val Lys Asp Lys Leu Lys Ser Lys Glu Thr Ile Gln Ser Gln Asn Cys 595 600 605 Gln Ile Glu Ser Leu Lys Thr Thr Ile Asp His Leu Arg Ala Gln Leu 610 615 620 Asp Lys Gln His Lys Thr Glu Ile Glu Ile Ser Asp Phe Asn Asn Lys 625 630 635 640 Leu Gln Lys Leu Thr Glu Val Met Gln Met Ala Leu His Asp Tyr Lys 645 650 655 Lys Arg Glu Leu Asp Leu Asn Gln Lys Phe Glu Met His Ile Thr Lys 660 665 670 Glu Ile Lys Lys Leu Lys Ser Thr Leu Phe Leu Gln Leu Asn Thr Met 675 680 685 Gln Gln Glu Ser Ile Leu Gln Glu Thr Asn Ile Gln Pro Asn Leu Asp 690 695 700 Met Ile Lys Asn Glu Val Leu Thr Leu Met Arg Thr Met Gln Glu Lys 705 710 715 720 Ala Glu Leu Met Tyr Lys Asp Cys Val Lys Lys Ile Leu Asn Glu Ser 725 730 735 Pro Lys Phe Phe Asn Val Val Ile Glu Lys Ile Asp Ile Ile Arg Val 740 745 750 Asp Phe Gln Lys Phe Tyr Lys Asn Ile Ala Glu Asn Leu Ser Asp Ile 755 760 765 Ser Glu Glu Asn Asn Asn Met Lys Gln Tyr Leu Lys Asn His Phe Phe 770 775 780 Lys Asn Asn His Gln Glu Leu Leu Asn Arg His Val Asp Ser Thr Tyr 785 790 795 800 Glu Asn Ile Glu Lys Arg Thr Asn Glu Phe Val Glu Asn Phe Lys Lys 805 810 815 Val Leu Asn Asp His Leu Asp Glu Asn Lys Lys Leu Ile Met His Asn 820 825 830 Leu Thr Thr Ala Thr Ser Ala Val Ile Asp Gln Glu Met Asp Leu Phe 835 840 845 Glu Pro Lys Arg Val Lys Trp Glu Asn Ser Phe Asp Leu Ile Asn Asp 850 855 860 Cys Asp Ser Met Asn Asn Glu Phe Tyr Asn Ser Met Ala Ala Thr Leu 865 870 875 880 Ser Gln Ile Lys Ser Thr Val Asp Thr Ser Ser Asn Ser Met Asn Glu 885 890 895 Ser Ile Ser Val Met Lys Gly Gln Val Glu Glu Ser Glu Asn Ala Ile 900 905 910 Ser Leu Leu Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Phe Asn Asp Gln Phe Glu Gln Leu 915 920 925 Ile Asn Lys His Asn Met Leu Lys Asp Asn Ile Lys Asn Ser Ile Thr 930 935 940 Ser Thr His Ser His Ile Thr Asn Val Asp Asp Ile Tyr Asn Thr Ile 945 950 955 960 Glu Asn Ile Met Lys Asn Tyr Gly Asn Lys Glu Asn Ala Thr Lys Asp 965 970 975 Glu Met Ile Glu Asn Ile Leu Lys Glu Ile Pro Asn Leu Ser Lys Lys 980 985 990 Met Pro Leu Arg Leu Ser Asn Ile Asn Ser Asn Ser Val Gln Ser Val 995 1000 1005 Ile Ser Pro Lys Lys His Ala Ile Glu Asp Glu Asn Lys Ser Ser Glu 1010 1015 1020 Asn Val Asp Asn Glu Gly Ser Arg Lys Met Leu Lys Ile Glu 1025 1030 1035 5 4223 DNA S.pombe 5 aacggaagaa atcttgctgc ttagcttctt cgacaactgg agcaccttcg attactacaa 60 ccgtgtcata tccaacaggt ttagttacat taagcttaac ttccagttca gaaacatcga 120 tttcctcgtc ctttacgacg atttgatcct taatttcctc aattaggatt tccgacattt 180 ctggtgtagt gccgttgtct ctagtcaagt ttcttcaccc agtgactggg gggacatcga 240 agagtaactt tagagaaatt taaaaaaaat tgaaagtaat gaaaagtaga atttaaaaaa 300 catggtatca tttaaaataa actaataaag ttgattctgt tttatatttc ttctttttta 360 gattttaact cattctaccg attttgacta ttatcattac tgacaacagt ttatctgcca 420 agttcgttca ttttgtattg atttttagta ttagcacaat tgttggattt ttcataaaag 480 ttcttttttc tcctttttat actgttgatt tgtactgcaa aacattggaa tgagacattc 540 caagtgttac cgtgtctgag tcctcgttct tgtttacaac aattcaacaa catactcagg 600 agcgaacaat tgtccaattt attcattctt tttaccccta aaaacagacg tttacgatct 660 tttcctattt taaatttacc cctttttttt atattgtggt ttattgaact ttacaacaga 720 attgcaattt aaattaacaa ccttgtcgct ttctttgtaa caatccttac tcataaaacc 780 gaatggcccc tagagttgca cctggtggct cacaacaatt tctaggaaag caggggttga 840 aagctaaaaa cccggtttct actccaaatt cacatttccg tctgcgagca atcctaggaa 900 acgacgtgag cctcctacta ttgacactgg gtacccagat cgctccgaca ctaattctcc 960 gacagatcat gcacttcatg atgagaacga aaccaatatt aacgtagtcg tccgtgttcg 1020 tggtcgtaca gaccaagaag tacgcgacaa tagtagcctt gctgtatcga cttcgggcgc 1080 tatgggtgct gaattggcca tccagtcgga tccttcatcc atgttggtca cgaagacgta 1140 tgcctttgat aaagtctttg gtcctgaagc tgaccagtta atgctattcg aaaattcggt 1200 agcgcccatg ctggagcaag tattgaacgg ctataattgt actatatttg cgtacggaca 1260 aactggaacc ggtaaaacat atactatgtc tggtgatctt agcgattccg atggaatttt 1320 gtctgaagga gcaggcctta ttcctcgtgc cctttatcaa ttattttcct ccttggacaa 1380 cagtaatcaa gaatatgctg tcaaatgctc ctattatgaa ctttacaacg aggaaattcg 1440 cgatcttttg gtttccgaag aattgcgaaa gccagctcgt gtttttgaag atacttcgcg 1500 gagagggaac gttgttatta ctggtattga agaaagttat ataaaaaatg ctggcgatgg 1560 gttgcgattg ttacgtgaag gctctcaccg gcgtcaagtt gctgctacaa agtgtaacga 1620 tctttcatct cgtagtcatt caatcttcac gataactctg catagaaagg tatcttcggg 1680 aatgacagat gaaactaatt cacttaccat aaataataac tctgatgact tgctgcgcgc 1740 cagcaaactt catatggttg atttggctgg aagcgagaac attggacgtt ctggagctga 1800 aaacaaacgt gctcgagaaa ctggaatgat caatcaatca ctattaacat taggccgagt 1860 aattaatgca ttagtggaaa aggcccacca tattccatac cgtgagtcca agcttacacg 1920 cctattgcag gattctttgg ggggaaagac taaaacctct atgatcgtta ccgtatcttc 1980 tactaatact aatttggaag aaacaatttc tactttggag tatgctgctc gtgctaaaag 2040 tatacgcaat aagcctcaaa ataatcagct tgtctttcga aaagtcctta taaaagactt 2100 agtgttagat atcgaacgat tgaaaaatga ccttaatgcc acccgtaaaa agaacggagt 2160 ttatcttgct gaaagcacgt ataaggagct tatggatcgt gttcaaaaca aagatttgtt 2220 atgccaggaa caggctcgca aacttgaagt gctggactta aacgttaaaa gttcgaggga 2280 acaactgcag tatgtttcta aatctaatca agaacataaa aaggaagttg aagctctgca 2340 actgcaactg gttaattcat ctacagagtt agaaagtgta aagtctgaga acgaaaagct 2400 gaaaaatgaa ctagttttag aaatcgaaaa acgaaaaaaa tacgaaacca atgaagctaa 2460 aattacaact gttgcaacag acctttccca atattaccga gaatcaaaag aatacattgc 2520 tagcttatat gagaagcttg atcgcactga acgaaataat aaagaaaatg aaaacaattt 2580 ttggaatctt aagttcaatt tgttaacgat gttgagatct tttcatggaa gttttactga 2640 tgaaacaaat ggctatttta ctttgttgaa tgattttaat gcttcaatgg aagaattatt 2700 gaacacccac agtaatcaac tgctgatttc tatgaccaaa attactgagc attttcagag 2760 tttagatgag gcgttgcaaa gtgctcgttc ttcttgtgca gtacctaatt ctagcttaga 2820 cctaattgtt tctgaattaa aggattccaa aaacagcctt cttgatgcgt tggagcacag 2880 tctgcaggat attagcatgt cttcccagaa gttgggaaat ggaatttctt cggaattgat 2940 agaattgcag aaagacatga aagaatcata ccgacaactt gttcaggaat taagatcact 3000 atataattta cagcatactc atgaagaatc acagaaggag ctaatgtatg gtgtgcgtaa 3060 cgatattgat gctctggtta aaacttgcac aacatctttg aacgatgcag atataatatt 3120 aagtgattac atatctgatc aaaaatccaa atttgaatcc aagcaacaag atttgattgc 3180 taatattggt aaaattgttt caaatttttt acaggaacag aacgaatctt tgtataccaa 3240 agcggatatc ttacattcac atctcaatga tacaaactcg aatataagga aagcaaacga 3300 aattatgaat aaccgttcag aagagttttt acggaatgcg gcttcacaag cagaaatcgt 3360 gggtgccaat aaagaaagga ttcaaaagac agttgaaaat ggatctcaac tgcttgacag 3420 taaaagcaag gccattcata gcaattccag atcaatgtat gaccattgct tggctttagc 3480 ggagtctcaa aaacaaggtg ttaatcttga agttcaaacg ctggatcgtt tgttgcagaa 3540 agtaaaagag cattcagaag ataataccaa ggagaagcat caacaattac ttgatttatt 3600 ggaatccctt gttggcaaca atgacaatct tatcgattcc atcaagacac cgcacactga 3660 attacagaaa attacagatc atgttttaaa gggaacgaca tcacttgcta atcatactaa 3720 tgaattactt ggtttaggag atgaatctct atgtaacctt gaaactacta tagaagacac 3780 gtctttggtg aagctggaaa caactggcga tacaccttcc aaacgagaac ttcctgccac 3840 tccatcttgg acacgagatt cgtctttaat taaggaaact acgaatttaa atttagattc 3900 ggataagaaa ttcgttaggg aaacctacac atcgtctaat caaactaatg agccggacgt 3960 atatgataaa ccatctaatt catcaagaac tagtcttttg cggagtagca gaagtgccta 4020 ttccaaaatg aaacgataat gacacgattt tattaattta tacttaatgg acgaaaatac 4080 aatagaaatg tattacatct tggggctttg gctggttaaa acggaaagtt tggttatgtg 4140 tgtacatact gcgttttaaa taatagtttt aggagttgta tacatataaa gattaattta 4200 gatagaagtt taatgatata cag 4223 6 1073 PRT S.pombe 6 Met Ala Pro Arg Val Ala Pro Gly Gly Ser Gln Gln Phe Leu Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Gln Gly Leu Lys Ala Lys Asn Pro Val Ser Thr Pro Asn Ser His Phe 20 25 30 Arg Leu Arg Ala Ile Leu Gly Asn Asp Val Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu Thr 35 40 45 Leu Asp His Ala Leu His Asp Glu Asn Glu Thr Asn Ile Asn Val Val 50 55 60 Val Arg Val Arg Gly Arg Thr Asp Gln Glu Val Arg Asp Asn Ser Ser 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Val Ser Thr Ser Gly Ala Met Gly Ala Glu Leu Ala Ile Gln 85 90 95 Ser Asp Pro Ser Ser Met Leu Val Thr Lys Thr Tyr Ala Phe Asp Lys 100 105 110 Val Phe Gly Pro Glu Ala Asp Gln Leu Met Leu Phe Glu Asn Ser Val 115 120 125 Ala Pro Met Leu Glu Gln Val Leu Asn Gly Tyr Asn Cys Thr Ile Phe 130 135 140 Ala Tyr Gly Gln Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr Tyr Thr Met Ser Gly Asp 145 150 155 160 Leu Ser Asp Ser Asp Gly Ile Leu Ser Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Ile Pro 165 170 175 Arg Ala Leu Tyr Gln Leu Phe Ser Ser Leu Asp Asn Ser Asn Gln Glu 180 185 190 Tyr Ala Val Lys Cys Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Tyr Asn Glu Glu Ile Arg 195 200 205 Asp Leu Leu Val Ser Glu Glu Leu Arg Lys Pro Ala Arg Val Phe Glu 210 215 220 Asp Thr Ser Arg Arg Gly Asn Val Val Ile Thr Gly Ile Glu Glu Ser 225 230 235 240 Tyr Ile Lys Asn Ala Gly Asp Gly Leu Arg Leu Leu Arg Glu Gly Ser 245 250 255 His Arg Arg Gln Val Ala Ala Thr Lys Cys Asn Asp Leu Ser Ser Arg 260 265 270 Ser His Ser Ile Phe Thr Ile Thr Leu His Arg Lys Val Ser Ser Gly 275 280 285 Met Thr Asp Glu Thr Asn Ser Leu Thr Ile Asn Asn Asn Ser Asp Asp 290 295 300 Leu Leu Arg Ala Ser Lys Leu His Met Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Asn Ile Gly Arg Ser Gly Ala Glu Asn Lys Arg Ala Arg Glu Thr Gly 325 330 335 Met Ile Asn Gln Ser Leu Leu Thr Leu Gly Arg Val Ile Asn Ala Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Lys Ala His His Ile Pro Tyr Arg Glu Ser Lys Leu Thr Arg 355 360 365 Leu Leu Gln Asp Ser Leu Gly Gly Lys Thr Lys Thr Ser Met Ile Val 370 375 380 Thr Val Ser Ser Thr Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Glu Thr Ile Ser Thr Leu 385 390 395 400 Glu Tyr Ala Ala Arg Ala Lys Ser Ile Arg Asn Lys Pro Gln Asn Asn 405 410 415 Gln Leu Val Phe Arg Lys Val Leu Ile Lys Asp Leu Val Leu Asp Ile 420 425 430 Glu Arg Leu Lys Asn Asp Leu Asn Ala Thr Arg Lys Lys Asn Gly Val 435 440 445 Tyr Leu Ala Glu Ser Thr Tyr Lys Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Val Gln Asn 450 455 460 Lys Asp Leu Leu Cys Gln Glu Gln Ala Arg Lys Leu Glu Val Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Leu Asn Val Lys Ser Ser Arg Glu Gln Leu Gln Tyr Val Ser Lys Ser 485 490 495 Asn Gln Glu His Lys Lys Glu Val Glu Ala Leu Gln Leu Gln Leu Val 500 505 510 Asn Ser Ser Thr Glu Leu Glu Ser Val Lys Ser Glu Asn Glu Lys Leu 515 520 525 Lys Asn Glu Leu Val Leu Glu Ile Glu Lys Arg Lys Lys Tyr Glu Thr 530 535 540 Asn Glu Ala Lys Ile Thr Thr Val Ala Thr Asp Leu Ser Gln Tyr Tyr 545 550 555 560 Arg Glu Ser Lys Glu Tyr Ile Ala Ser Leu Tyr Glu Lys Leu Asp Arg 565 570 575 Thr Glu Arg Asn Asn Lys Glu Asn Glu Asn Asn Phe Trp Asn Leu Lys 580 585 590 Phe Asn Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Arg Ser Phe His Gly Ser Phe Thr Asp 595 600 605 Glu Thr Asn Gly Tyr Phe Thr Leu Leu Asn Asp Phe Asn Ala Ser Met 610 615 620 Glu Glu Leu Leu Asn Thr His Ser Asn Gln Leu Leu Ile Ser Met Thr 625 630 635 640 Lys Ile Thr Glu His Phe Gln Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Leu Gln Ser Ala 645 650 655 Arg Ser Ser Cys Ala Val Pro Asn Ser Ser Leu Asp Leu Ile Val Ser 660 665 670 Glu Leu Lys Asp Ser Lys Asn Ser Leu Leu Asp Ala Leu Glu His Ser 675 680 685 Leu Gln Asp Ile Ser Met Ser Ser Gln Lys Leu Gly Asn Gly Ile Ser 690 695 700 Ser Glu Leu Ile Glu Leu Gln Lys Asp Met Lys Glu Ser Tyr Arg Gln 705 710 715 720 Leu Val Gln Glu Leu Arg Ser Leu Tyr Asn Leu Gln His Thr His Glu 725 730 735 Glu Ser Gln Lys Glu Leu Met Tyr Gly Val Arg Asn Asp Ile Asp Ala 740 745 750 Leu Val Lys Thr Cys Thr Thr Ser Leu Asn Asp Ala Asp Ile Ile Leu 755 760 765 Ser Asp Tyr Ile Ser Asp Gln Lys Ser Lys Phe Glu Ser Lys Gln Gln 770 775 780 Asp Leu Ile Ala Asn Ile Gly Lys Ile Val Ser Asn Phe Leu Gln Glu 785 790 795 800 Gln Asn Glu Ser Leu Tyr Thr Lys Ala Asp Ile Leu His Ser His Leu 805 810 815 Asn Asp Thr Asn Ser Asn Ile Arg Lys Ala Asn Glu Ile Met Asn Asn 820 825 830 Arg Ser Glu Glu Phe Leu Arg Asn Ala Ala Ser Gln Ala Glu Ile Val 835 840 845 Gly Ala Asn Lys Glu Arg Ile Gln Lys Thr Val Glu Asn Gly Ser Gln 850 855 860 Leu Leu Asp Ser Lys Ser Lys Ala Ile His Ser Asn Ser Arg Ser Met 865 870 875 880 Tyr Asp His Cys Leu Ala Leu Ala Glu Ser Gln Lys Gln Gly Val Asn 885 890 895 Leu Glu Val Gln Thr Leu Asp Arg Leu Leu Gln Lys Val Lys Glu His 900 905 910 Ser Glu Asp Asn Thr Lys Glu Lys His Gln Gln Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu 915 920 925 Glu Ser Leu Val Gly Asn Asn Asp Asn Leu Ile Asp Ser Ile Lys Thr 930 935 940 Pro His Thr Glu Leu Gln Lys Ile Thr Asp His Val Leu Lys Gly Thr 945 950 955 960 Thr Ser Leu Ala Asn His Thr Asn Glu Leu Leu Gly Leu Gly Asp Glu 965 970 975 Ser Leu Cys Asn Leu Glu Thr Thr Ile Glu Asp Thr Ser Leu Val Lys 980 985 990 Leu Glu Thr Thr Gly Asp Thr Pro Ser Lys Arg Glu Leu Pro Ala Thr 995 1000 1005 Pro Ser Trp Thr Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu Ile Lys Glu Thr Thr Asn Leu 1010 1015 1020 Asn Leu Asp Ser Asp Lys Lys Phe Val Arg Glu Thr Tyr Thr Ser Ser 1025 1030 1035 1040 Asn Gln Thr Asn Glu Pro Asp Val Tyr Asp Lys Pro Ser Asn Ser Ser 1045 1050 1055 Arg Thr Ser Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser Ala Tyr Ser Lys Met Lys 1060 1065 1070 Arg 7 3709 DNA Drosophila melanogaster 7 tttttttttc agggtgccgt gttgcggtca cactatttgc gcattatttt aaaattgaac 60 ggacaactga agacgctgct tctctctgtt ctcattggaa atagtgcgaa aattggtttt 120 ccacgccagc cttctgtaaa tagtagttac agttatcagc attcggctcg gtggaaggtg 180 aagcacaagg atttccagga atcaaacaca cacacacacg cataccgata cacgcgacag 240 gcgtcatttt ttggactgta cgcgctaaaa ccacaattaa ttgtttcaat tgatcaatat 300 ggacatatct ggtgggaata cgtcgcgcca gccccaaaag aagtccaacc aaaacatcca 360 ggtgtatgtg cgcgtcagac cccttaattc tcgggaacgt tgcatccgct cggccgaagt 420 cgtggatgtg gtcggaccac gggaagtggt cacccgccac acgctggact ccaagctcac 480 caagaagttc acctttgacc gcagttttgg ccccgagtcc aagcagtgcg atgtctactc 540 cgtcgtggtg tctccgctga tcgaggaggt cctcaatggc tataactgca cggtgtttgc 600 ttatggccag acgggcacag ggaagaccca caccatggtg ggcaacgaga ctgccgaact 660 gaaatcctcc tgggaagatg actctgacat tggcatcata ccgcgcgctc tgagtcacct 720 tttcgatgag ctgcgcatga tggaggtgga gtacactatg cgcatttcct acttggaact 780 gtacaatgag gagctgtgcg atctactgtc caccgatgac accaccaaga tacgcatttt 840 cgatgacagc accaagaagg gatcggtgat tatccagggc ctggaggaga taccagtgca 900 cagcaaggat gatgtgtaca agctgctgga gaagggaaag gagcgtcgca aaacagccac 960 tacgctgatg aatgcacagt cctcacgctc ccacactgta ttttctatag ttgtgcacat 1020 cagggagaat ggcatcgaag gagaggacat gctgaaaatc ggtaaactga atctggtgga 1080 tctggcgggc agtgaaaatg tttccaaggc tgggaatgaa aagggaatac gtgtgcggga 1140 aacagtaaac atcaatcaga gcctcttgac tctcggtaga gtaattaccg ctttggtcga 1200 tcgcgctcct cacgttccat atcgtgaatc aaagctgact agactgctgc aagaatctct 1260 gggtggcagg accaagacct ccatcatagc caccatatcg ccgggccaca aggacatcga 1320 ggagaccctg agcactttag agtacgctca tcgcgccaag aacattcaaa acaagcccga 1380 agtcaatcag aagctgacca aaaagactgt gctcaaggaa tacaccgaag aaatcgacaa 1440 gcttaaaaga gatcttatgg cggccaggga caagaatggc atctatttgg ccgaggaaac 1500 ctacggggag ataactttga agttagaatc ccagaaccgc gagcttaacg agaaaatgct 1560 gctgctcaag gctttgaagg acgaactcca gaacaaggag aagatcttca gtgaggtgag 1620 catgagtctt gtggagaaaa cgcaggagct gaaaaagacc gaggagaacc tactgaacac 1680 gaagggtact ttgctcctga ccaagaaagt gctgaccaag accaagcgac gatacaagga 1740 aaaaaaggag ttggtggcct cgcatatgaa aacggagcag gttttgacca cacaggctca 1800 ggagatccta gccgctgctg atctggccac tgatgatact catcagctgc acggaaccat 1860 cgaaagaagg cgtgagttgg atgagaagat tcgccgatct tgcgatcagt tcaaagatcg 1920 tatgcaggat aatttggaaa tgatcggtgg cagcctgaac ttgtatcagg atcagcaggc 1980 agccctcaag gagcagctaa gccaggaaat ggtaaactcg agctatgtga gccaacgcct 2040 tgcactaaat tccagcaaaa gcatcgaaat gcttaaggag atgtgtgccc aatcgctaca 2100 ggatcagacc aacctccata ataagttaat aggagaagtc atgaagatca gcgatcagca 2160 ctctcaggca tttgtcgcca agctgatgga gcagatgcag cagcaacagc ttttgatgag 2220 caaagaaatt cagactaacc tgcaggtgat cgaggaaaac aaccagcggc acaaagccat 2280 gctggactct atgcaggaaa agttcgccac cataattgac agcagcttac agtctgtgga 2340 agaacatgcg aagcaaatgc acaagaagtt ggagcagctc ggggcaatga gtttgccaga 2400 tgcggaggaa ctgcagaatc ttcaagagga gttggcgaat gaacgagctc tggcgcagca 2460 ggaggatgct ctccttgagt ccatgatgat gcagatggaa cagatcaaga acttgcggtc 2520 caaaaatagc atcagcatgt ccgtacatct taataagatg gaggagagtc gactgacgag 2580 aaatcatcgc atcgatgata ttaagtctgg tatccaagac taccaaaagt tgggcataga 2640 agcttcccaa tccgcacaag cggagctcac cagccaaatg gaggcgggaa tgctttgtct 2700 ggaccaaggc gttgccaact gttcgatgct tcaggtgcac atgaagaatc tcaaccagaa 2760 atacgaaaag gaaacaaatg agaatgttgg ttccgttcga gtgcaccaca atcaggtgga 2820 aattatttgc caagagagca agcagcagct tgaggcggtg caggagaaaa ccgaagttaa 2880 cttggaacag atggtggatg caaggcagca gcttatcacc gaggacagac agcgattcat 2940 aggccatgcc actgtagcca ctgatcttgt ccaagagtcg aaccggcagt tctcggagca 3000 tgctgaacac caacggcagc agctgcaaat ttgcgagcaa gagcttgtac gcttccaaca 3060 gtcggagttg aaaacgtacg ccccaactgg gaccacgccc tccaaaaggg atttcgttta 3120 tccgcgcacc ctcgtggcca cgtcgccaca tcaggaaatt gtgaggcgct atcgccaaga 3180 gcaggactgg tcagatctgg acaccacggc cactatagat gagtgcagcg agggtgagca 3240 tgacgactcc atgcattccg tccaggagct gtccgaaact gaaaccataa tgaactccac 3300 gcccattgag cccgtggatg gtgtcaccgt gaagcgtggg tgcggcacca cccgcaattc 3360 caattcgaac gccctaaagc cacccgtagc tactggtgga aaacgcagca gctcgttgtc 3420 acgttccctg acacccagta aaacgtcacc tcgaggttct cccgccttcg tcaggcacaa 3480 caaagaaaac gtagcctgat tgcattcgat gacagtagta gtctcccctt cccagtaacc 3540 cgtttatgtt agtggatttc ggatcgctgt gtttgtttgg ctcttctgga tattcatttt 3600 atctgtatat caatctttgg aatttcgtac atttattatt taaataaact cagtatgcta 3660 tgtaaagtta aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 3709 8 1066 PRT Drosophila melanogaster 8 Met Asp Ile Ser Gly Gly Asn Thr Ser Arg Gln Pro Gln Lys Lys Ser 1 5 10 15 Asn Gln Asn Ile Gln Val Tyr Val Arg Val Arg Pro Leu Asn Ser Arg 20 25 30 Glu Arg Cys Ile Arg Ser Ala Glu Val Val Asp Val Val Gly Pro Arg 35 40 45 Glu Val Val Thr Arg His Thr Leu Asp Ser Lys Leu Thr Lys Lys Phe 50 55 60 Thr Phe Asp Arg Ser Phe Gly Pro Glu Ser Lys Gln Cys Asp Val Tyr 65 70 75 80 Ser Val Val Val Ser Pro Leu Ile Glu Glu Val Leu Asn Gly Tyr Asn 85 90 95 Cys Thr Val Phe Ala Tyr Gly Gln Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr His Thr 100 105 110 Met Val Gly Asn Glu Thr Ala Glu Leu Lys Ser Ser Trp Glu Asp Asp 115 120 125 Ser Asp Ile Gly Ile Ile Pro Arg Ala Leu Ser His Leu Phe Asp Glu 130 135 140 Leu Arg Met Met Glu Val Glu Tyr Thr Met Arg Ile Ser Tyr Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Leu Tyr Asn Glu Glu Leu Cys Asp Leu Leu Ser Thr Asp Asp Thr Thr 165 170 175 Lys Ile Arg Ile Phe Asp Asp Ser Thr Lys Lys Gly Ser Val Ile Ile 180 185 190 Gln Gly Leu Glu Glu Ile Pro Val His Ser Lys Asp Asp Val Tyr Lys 195 200 205 Leu Leu Glu Lys Gly Lys Glu Arg Arg Lys Thr Ala Thr Thr Leu Met 210 215 220 Asn Ala Gln Ser Ser Arg Ser His Thr Val Phe Ser Ile Val Val His 225 230 235 240 Ile Arg Glu Asn Gly Ile Glu Gly Glu Asp Met Leu Lys Ile Gly Lys 245 250 255 Leu Asn Leu Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Asn Val Ser Lys Ala Gly 260 265 270 Asn Glu Lys Gly Ile Arg Val Arg Glu Thr Val Asn Ile Asn Gln Ser 275 280 285 Leu Leu Thr Leu Gly Arg Val Ile Thr Ala Leu Val Asp Arg Ala Pro 290 295 300 His Val Pro Tyr Arg Glu Ser Lys Leu Thr Arg Leu Leu Gln Glu Ser 305 310 315 320 Leu Gly Gly Arg Thr Lys Thr Ser Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Ser Pro Gly 325 330 335 His Lys Asp Ile Glu Glu Thr Leu Ser Thr Leu Glu Tyr Ala His Arg 340 345 350 Ala Lys Asn Ile Gln Asn Lys Pro Glu Val Asn Gln Lys Leu Thr Lys 355 360 365 Lys Thr Val Leu Lys Glu Tyr Thr Glu Glu Ile Asp Lys Leu Lys Arg 370 375 380 Asp Leu Met Ala Ala Arg Asp Lys Asn Gly Ile Tyr Leu Ala Glu Glu 385 390 395 400 Thr Tyr Gly Glu Ile Thr Leu Lys Leu Glu Ser Gln Asn Arg Glu Leu 405 410 415 Asn Glu Lys Met Leu Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Asp Glu Leu Gln Asn 420 425 430 Lys Glu Lys Ile Phe Ser Glu Val Ser Met Ser Leu Val Glu Lys Thr 435 440 445 Gln Glu Leu Lys Lys Thr Glu Glu Asn Leu Leu Asn Thr Lys Gly Thr 450 455 460 Leu Leu Leu Thr Lys Lys Val Leu Thr Lys Thr Lys Arg Arg Tyr Lys 465 470 475 480 Glu Lys Lys Glu Leu Val Ala Ser His Met Lys Thr Glu Gln Val Leu 485 490 495 Thr Thr Gln Ala Gln Glu Ile Leu Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Ala Thr Asp 500 505 510 Asp Thr His Gln Leu His Gly Thr Ile Glu Arg Arg Arg Glu Leu Asp 515 520 525 Glu Lys Ile Arg Arg Ser Cys Asp Gln Phe Lys Asp Arg Met Gln Asp 530 535 540 Asn Leu Glu Met Ile Gly Gly Ser Leu Asn Leu Tyr Gln Asp Gln Gln 545 550 555 560 Ala Ala Leu Lys Glu Gln Leu Ser Gln Glu Met Val Asn Ser Ser Tyr 565 570 575 Val Ser Gln Arg Leu Ala Leu Asn Ser Ser Lys Ser Ile Glu Met Leu 580 585 590 Lys Glu Met Cys Ala Gln Ser Leu Gln Asp Gln Thr Asn Leu His Asn 595 600 605 Lys Leu Ile Gly Glu Val Met Lys Ile Ser Asp Gln His Ser Gln Ala 610 615 620 Phe Val Ala Lys Leu Met Glu Gln Met Gln Gln Gln Gln Leu Leu Met 625 630 635 640 Ser Lys Glu Ile Gln Thr Asn Leu Gln Val Ile Glu Glu Asn Asn Gln 645 650 655 Arg His Lys Ala Met Leu Asp Ser Met Gln Glu Lys Phe Ala Thr Ile 660 665 670 Ile Asp Ser Ser Leu Gln Ser Val Glu Glu His Ala Lys Gln Met His 675 680 685 Lys Lys Leu Glu Gln Leu Gly Ala Met Ser Leu Pro Asp Ala Glu Glu 690 695 700 Leu Gln Asn Leu Gln Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Glu Arg Ala Leu Ala Gln 705 710 715 720 Gln Glu Asp Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Met Met Met Gln Met Glu Gln Ile 725 730 735 Lys Asn Leu Arg Ser Lys Asn Ser Ile Ser Met Ser Val His Leu Asn 740 745 750 Lys Met Glu Glu Ser Arg Leu Thr Arg Asn His Arg Ile Asp Asp Ile 755 760 765 Lys Ser Gly Ile Gln Asp Tyr Gln Lys Leu Gly Ile Glu Ala Ser Gln 770 775 780 Ser Ala Gln Ala Glu Leu Thr Ser Gln Met Glu Ala Gly Met Leu Cys 785 790 795 800 Leu Asp Gln Gly Val Ala Asn Cys Ser Met Leu Gln Val His Met Lys 805 810 815 Asn Leu Asn Gln Lys Tyr Glu Lys Glu Thr Asn Glu Asn Val Gly Ser 820 825 830 Val Arg Val His His Asn Gln Val Glu Ile Ile Cys Gln Glu Ser Lys 835 840 845 Gln Gln Leu Glu Ala Val Gln Glu Lys Thr Glu Val Asn Leu Glu Gln 850 855 860 Met Val Asp Ala Arg Gln Gln Leu Ile Thr Glu Asp Arg Gln Arg Phe 865 870 875 880 Ile Gly His Ala Thr Val Ala Thr Asp Leu Val Gln Glu Ser Asn Arg 885 890 895 Gln Phe Ser Glu His Ala Glu His Gln Arg Gln Gln Leu Gln Ile Cys 900 905 910 Glu Gln Glu Leu Val Arg Phe Gln Gln Ser Glu Leu Lys Thr Tyr Ala 915 920 925 Pro Thr Gly Thr Thr Pro Ser Lys Arg Asp Phe Val Tyr Pro Arg Thr 930 935 940 Leu Val Ala Thr Ser Pro His Gln Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Tyr Arg Gln 945 950 955 960 Glu Gln Asp Trp Ser Asp Leu Asp Thr Thr Ala Thr Ile Asp Glu Cys 965 970 975 Ser Glu Gly Glu His Asp Asp Ser Met His Ser Val Gln Glu Leu Ser 980 985 990 Glu Thr Glu Thr Ile Met Asn Ser Thr Pro Ile Glu Pro Val Asp Gly 995 1000 1005 Val Thr Val Lys Arg Gly Cys Gly Thr Thr Arg Asn Ser Asn Ser Asn 1010 1015 1020 Ala Leu Lys Pro Pro Val Ala Thr Gly Gly Lys Arg Ser Ser Ser Leu 1025 1030 1035 1040 Ser Arg Ser Leu Thr Pro Ser Lys Thr Ser Pro Arg Gly Ser Pro Ala 1045 1050 1055 Phe Val Arg His Asn Lys Glu Asn Val Ala 1060 1065 9 3741 DNA H.sapiens 9 gaattccgtc atggcgtcgc agccaaattc gtctgcgaag aagaaagagg agaaggggaa 60 gaacatccag gtggtggtga gatgcagacc atttaatttg gcagagcgga aagctagcgc 120 ccattcaata gtagaatgtg atcctgtacg aaaagaagtt agtgtacgaa ctggaggatt 180 ggctgacaag agctcaagga aaacatacac ttttgatatg gtgtttggag catctactaa 240 acagattgat gtttaccgaa gtgttgtttg tccaattctg gatgaagtta ttatgggcta 300 taattgcact atctttgcgt atggccaaac tggcactgga aaaactttta caatggaagg 360 tgaaaggtca cctaatgaag agtatacctg ggaagaggat cccttggctg gtataattcc 420 acgtaccctt catcaaattt ttgagaaact tactgataat ggtactgaat tttcagtcaa 480 agtgtctctg ttggagatct ataatgaaga gctttttgat cttcttaatc catcatctga 540 tgtttctgag agactacaga tgtttgatga tccccgtaac aagagaggag tgataattaa 600 aggtttagaa gaaattacag tacacaacaa ggatgaagtc tatcaaattt tagaaaaggg 660 ggcagcaaaa aggacaactg cagctactct gatgaatgca tactctagtc gttcccactc 720 agttttctct gttacaatac atatgaaaga aactacgatt gatggagaag agcttgttaa 780 aatcggaaag ttgaacttgg ttgatcttgc aggaagtgaa aacattggcc gttctggagc 840 tgttgataag agagctcggg aagctggaaa tataaatcaa tccctgttga ctttgggaag 900 ggtcattact gcccttgtag aaagaacacc tcatgttcct tatcgagaat ctaaactaac 960 tagaatcctc caggattctc ttggagggcg tacaagaaca tctataattg caacaatttc 1020 tcctgcatct ctcaatcttg aggaaactct gagtacattg gaatatgctc atagagcaaa 1080 gaacatattg aataagcctg aagtgaatca gaaactcacc aaaaaagctc ttattaagga 1140 gtatacggag gagatagaac gtttaaaacg agatcttgct gcagcccgtg agaaaaatgg 1200 agtgtatatt tctgaagaaa attttagagt catgagtgga aaattaactg ttcaagaaga 1260 gcagattgta gaattgattg aaaaaattgg tgctgttgag gaggagctga atagggttac 1320 agagttgttt atggataata aaaatgaact tgaccagtgt aaatctgacc tgcaaaataa 1380 aacacaagaa cttgaaacca ctcaaaaaca tttgcaagaa actaaattac aacttgttaa 1440 agaagaatat atcacatcag ctttggaaag tactgaggag aaacttcatg atgctgccag 1500 caagctgctt aacacagttg aagaaactac aaaagatgta tctggtctcc attccaaact 1560 ggatcgtaag aaggcagttg accaacacaa tgcagaagct caggatattt ttggcaaaaa 1620 cctgaatagt ctgtttaata atatggaaga attaattaag gatggcagct caaagcaaaa 1680 ggccatgcta gaagtacata agaccttatt tggtaatctg ctgtcttcca gtgtctctgc 1740 attagatacc attactacag tagcacttgg atctctcaca tctattccag aaaatgtgtc 1800 tactcatgtt tctcagattt ttaatatgat actaaaagaa caatcattag cagcagaaag 1860 taaaactgta ctacaggaat tgattaatgt actcaagact gatcttctaa gttcactgga 1920 aatgatttta tccccaactg tggtgtctat actgaaaatc aatagtcaac taaagcatat 1980 tttcaagact tcattgacag tggccgataa gatagaagat caaaaaaaaa ggaactcaga 2040 tggctttctc agtatactgt gtaacaatct acatgaacta caagaaaata ccatttgttc 2100 cttggttgag tcacaaaagc aatgtggaaa cctaactgaa gacctgaaga caataaagca 2160 gacccattcc caggaacttt gcaagttaat gaatctttgg acagagagat tctgtgcttt 2220 ggaggaaaag tgtgaaaata tacagaaacc acttagtagt gtccaggaaa atatacagca 2280 gaaatctaag gatatagtca acaaaatgac ttttcacagt caaaaatttt gtgctgattc 2340 tgatggcttc tcacaggaac tcagaaattt taaccaagaa ggtacaaaat tggttgaaga 2400 atctgtgaaa cactctgata aactcaatgg caacctggaa aaaatatctc aagagactga 2460 acagagatgt gaatctctga acacaagaac agtttatttt tctgaacagt gggtatcttc 2520 cttaaatgaa agggaacagg aacttcacaa cttattggag gttgtaagcc aatgttgtga 2580 ggcttcaagt tcagacatca ctgagaaatc agatggacgt aaggcagctc atgagaaaca 2640 gcataacatt tttcttgatc agatgactat tgatgaagat aaattgatag cacaaaatct 2700 agaacttaat gaaaccataa aaattggttt gactaagctt aattgctttc tggaacagga 2760 tctgaaactg gatatcccaa caggtacgac accacagagg aaaagttatt tatacccatc 2820 aacactggta agaactgaac cacgtgaaca tctccttgat cagctgaaaa ggaaacagcc 2880 tgagctgtta atgatgctaa actgttcaga aaacaacaaa gaagagacaa ttccggatgt 2940 ggatgtagaa gaggcagttc tggggcagta tactgaagaa cctctaagtc aagagccatc 3000 tgtagatgct ggtgtggatt gttcatcaat tggcggggtt ccatttttcc agcataaaaa 3060 atcacatgga aaagacaaag aaaacagagg cattaacaca ctggagaggt ctaaagtgga 3120 agaaactaca gagcacttgg ttacaaagag cagattacct ctgcgagccc agatcaacct 3180 ttaattcact tgggggttgg caattttatt tttaaagaaa aacttaaaaa taaaacctga 3240 aaccccagaa cttgagcctt gtgtatagat tttaaaagaa tatatatatc agccgggcgc 3300 gtggctctag ctgtaatccc agctaacttt ggaggctgag gcgggtggat tgcttgagcc 3360 caggagtttg agaccagcct ggccaacgtg cgctaaaacc ttcgtctctg ttaaaaatta 3420 gccgggcgtg gtgggcacac tcctgtaatc ccagctactg gggaggctga ggcacgagaa 3480 tcacttgaac ccagaagcgg ggttgcagtg agccaaaggt acaccactac actccagcct 3540 gggcaacaga gcaagactcg gtctcaaaaa taaaatttaa aaaagatata aggcagtact 3600 gtaaattcag ttgaattttg atatctaccc atttttctgt catccctata gttcactttg 3660 tattaaattg ggtttcattt gggatttgca atgtaaatac gtatttctag ttttcatata 3720 aagtagttct tttaggaatt c 3741 10 1057 PRT H.sapiens 10 Met Ala Ser Gln Pro Asn Ser Ser Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Lys Asn Ile Gln Val Val Val Arg Cys Arg Pro Phe Asn Leu Ala Glu 20 25 30 Arg Lys Ala Ser Ala His Ser Ile Val Glu Cys Asp Pro Val Arg Lys 35 40 45 Glu Val Ser Val Arg Thr Gly Gly Leu Ala Asp Lys Ser Ser Arg Lys 50 55 60 Thr Tyr Thr Phe Asp Met Val Phe Gly Ala Ser Thr Lys Gln Ile Asp 65 70 75 80 Val Tyr Arg Ser Val Val Cys Pro Ile Leu Asp Glu Val Ile Met Gly 85 90 95 Tyr Asn Cys Thr Ile Phe Ala Tyr Gly Gln Thr Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr 100 105 110 Phe Thr Met Glu Gly Glu Arg Ser Pro Asn Glu Glu Tyr Thr Trp Glu 115 120 125 Glu Asp Pro Leu Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Arg Thr Leu His Gln Ile Phe 130 135 140 Glu Lys Leu Thr Asp Asn Gly Thr Glu Phe Ser Val Lys Val Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Glu Ile Tyr Asn Glu Glu Leu Phe Asp Leu Leu Asn Pro Ser Ser 165 170 175 Asp Val Ser Glu Arg Leu Gln Met Phe Asp Asp Pro Arg Asn Lys Arg 180 185 190 Gly Val Ile Ile Lys Gly Leu Glu Glu Ile Thr Val His Asn Lys Asp 195 200 205 Glu Val Tyr Gln Ile Leu Glu Lys Gly Ala Ala Lys Arg Thr Thr Ala 210 215 220 Ala Thr Leu Met Asn Ala Tyr Ser Ser Arg Ser His Ser Val Phe Ser 225 230 235 240 Val Thr Ile His Met Lys Glu Thr Thr Ile Asp Gly Glu Glu Leu Val 245 250 255 Lys Ile Gly Lys Leu Asn Leu Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Ser Glu Asn Ile 260 265 270 Gly Arg Ser Gly Ala Val Asp Lys Arg Ala Arg Glu Ala Gly Asn Ile 275 280 285 Asn Gln Ser Leu Leu Thr Leu Gly Arg Val Ile Thr Ala Leu Val Glu 290 295 300 Arg Thr Pro His Val Pro Tyr Arg Glu Ser Lys Leu Thr Arg Ile Leu 305 310 315 320 Gln Asp Ser Leu Gly Gly Arg Thr Arg Thr Ser Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile 325 330 335 Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Asn Leu Glu Glu Thr Leu Ser Thr Leu Glu Tyr 340 345 350 Ala His Arg Ala Lys Asn Ile Leu Asn Lys Pro Glu Val Asn Gln Lys 355 360 365 Leu Thr Lys Lys Ala Leu Ile Lys Glu Tyr Thr Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg 370 375 380 Leu Lys Arg Asp Leu Ala Ala Ala Arg Glu Lys Asn Gly Val Tyr Ile 385 390 395 400 Ser Glu Glu Asn Phe Arg Val Met Ser Gly Lys Leu Thr Val Gln Glu 405 410 415 Glu Gln Ile Val Glu Leu Ile Glu Lys Ile Gly Ala Val Glu Glu Glu 420 425 430 Leu Asn Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Phe Met Asp Asn Lys Asn Glu Leu Asp 435 440 445 Gln Cys Lys Ser Asp Leu Gln Asn Lys Thr Gln Glu Leu Glu Thr Thr 450 455 460 Gln Lys His Leu Gln Glu Thr Lys Leu Gln Leu Val Lys Glu Glu Tyr 465 470 475 480 Ile Thr Ser Ala Leu Glu Ser Thr Glu Glu Lys Leu His Asp Ala Ala 485 490 495 Ser Lys Leu Leu Asn Thr Val Glu Glu Thr Thr Lys Asp Val Ser Gly 500 505 510 Leu His Ser Lys Leu Asp Arg Lys Lys Ala Val Asp Gln His Asn Ala 515 520 525 Glu Ala Gln Asp Ile Phe Gly Lys Asn Leu Asn Ser Leu Phe Asn Asn 530 535 540 Met Glu Glu Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Ser Ser Lys Gln Lys Ala Met Leu 545 550 555 560 Glu Val His Lys Thr Leu Phe Gly Asn Leu Leu Ser Ser Ser Val Ser 565 570 575 Ala Leu Asp Thr Ile Thr Thr Val Ala Leu Gly Ser Leu Thr Ser Ile 580 585 590 Pro Glu Asn Val Ser Thr His Val Ser Gln Ile Phe Asn Met Ile Leu 595 600 605 Lys Glu Gln Ser Leu Ala Ala Glu Ser Lys Thr Val Leu Gln Glu Leu 610 615 620 Ile Asn Val Leu Lys Thr Asp Leu Leu Ser Ser Leu Glu Met Ile Leu 625 630 635 640 Ser Pro Thr Val Val Ser Ile Leu Lys Ile Asn Ser Gln Leu Lys His 645 650 655 Ile Phe Lys Thr Ser Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Lys Ile Glu Asp Gln Lys 660 665 670 Lys Arg Asn Ser Asp Gly Phe Leu Ser Ile Leu Cys Asn Asn Leu His 675 680 685 Glu Leu Gln Glu Asn Thr Ile Cys Ser Leu Val Glu Ser Gln Lys Gln 690 695 700 Cys Gly Asn Leu Thr Glu Asp Leu Lys Thr Ile Lys Gln Thr His Ser 705 710 715 720 Gln Glu Leu Cys Lys Leu Met Asn Leu Trp Thr Glu Arg Phe Cys Ala 725 730 735 Leu Glu Glu Lys Cys Glu Asn Ile Gln Lys Pro Leu Ser Ser Val Gln 740 745 750 Glu Asn Ile Gln Gln Lys Ser Lys Asp Ile Val Asn Lys Met Thr Phe 755 760 765 His Ser Gln Lys Phe Cys Ala Asp Ser Asp Gly Phe Ser Gln Glu Leu 770 775 780 Arg Asn Phe Asn Gln Glu Gly Thr Lys Leu Val Glu Glu Ser Val Lys 785 790 795 800 His Ser Asp Lys Leu Asn Gly Asn Leu Glu Lys Ile Ser Gln Glu Thr 805 810 815 Glu Gln Arg Cys Glu Ser Leu Asn Thr Arg Thr Val Tyr Phe Ser Glu 820 825 830 Gln Trp Val Ser Ser Leu Asn Glu Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu His Asn Leu 835 840 845 Leu Glu Val Val Ser Gln Cys Cys Glu Ala Ser Ser Ser Asp Ile Thr 850 855 860 Glu Lys Ser Asp Gly Arg Lys Ala Ala His Glu Lys Gln His Asn Ile 865 870 875 880 Phe Leu Asp Gln Met Thr Ile Asp Glu Asp Lys Leu Ile Ala Gln Asn 885 890 895 Leu Glu Leu Asn Glu Thr Ile Lys Ile Gly Leu Thr Lys Leu Asn Cys 900 905 910 Phe Leu Glu Gln Asp Leu Lys Leu Asp Ile Pro Thr Gly Thr Thr Pro 915 920 925 Gln Arg Lys Ser Tyr Leu Tyr Pro Ser Thr Leu Val Arg Thr Glu Pro 930 935 940 Arg Glu His Leu Leu Asp Gln Leu Lys Arg Lys Gln Pro Glu Leu Leu 945 950 955 960 Met Met Leu Asn Cys Ser Glu Asn Asn Lys Glu Glu Thr Ile Pro Asp 965 970 975 Val Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val Leu Gly Gln Tyr Thr Glu Glu Pro Leu 980 985 990 Ser Gln Glu Pro Ser Val Asp Ala Gly Val Asp Cys Ser Ser Ile Gly 995 1000 1005 Gly Val Pro Phe Phe Gln His Lys Lys Ser His Gly Lys Asp Lys Glu 1010 1015 1020 Asn Arg Gly Ile Asn Thr Leu Glu Arg Ser Lys Val Glu Glu Thr Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 Glu His Leu Val Thr Lys Ser Arg Leu Pro Leu Arg Ala Gln Ile Asn 1045 1050 1055 Leu 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of identifying a candidate agent as a modulator of function of a target protein wherein said target protein comprises bimC or a fragment thereof and said method comprises: a) adding a candidate agent to a mixture comprising a target protein that directly or indirectly produces ADP or phosphate under conditions which normally allow the production of ADP or phosphate; b) subjecting the mixture to an enzymatic reaction that uses said ADP or phosphate as a substrate under conditions which normally allow the ADP or phosphate to be utilized; and c) determining the level of activity of the enzymatic reaction wherein a change in said level between the presence and absence of said candidate agent indicates a modulator of said target protein function.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining occurs by a fluorescent, luminescent, radioactive, or absorbance readout.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said level of activity of said enzymatic reaction is determined at multiple time points.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of candidate agents are added.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said target protein directly produces phosphate or ADP.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said target protein comprises the motor domain of bimC.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the steps of: d) culturing one or more cells that express bimC; e) adding said candidate agent to said cells; and f) determining the effect of said candidate agent on said cells.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein said cells are selected from the group consisting of S. cerevisiae, S. pombe, C. albicans, and A. nidulans.
 9. The method of claim 7, wherein said culturing step is conducted in a stationary multiwell plate.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiwell plate is a 384-well microtiter plate. 